"This is a comparison between London and Paris as international financial centres since the late nineteenth century. The chapters include both archive-based and synthetic surveys. It also gives insights into: the political economy of Britain and France in the twentieth century, and the history...

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- John Edwards -- PART I: STATE, SOCIETY AND EMPLOYMENT -- 2. Flexibility: In Search of a New Social Settlement -- Jean-Paul Revauger -- 3. Fleixibility and Policies in Employment Reflections -- from Several European Countries -- Jean-Louis Meyer...

Two of the greatest financial fiascos of all time took place at the same time and were instigated by two acquaintances: the Mississippi Bubble, on which John Law at first made a vast fortune and gained sway over French finances; and the South Sea Bubble, launched by Law and Thomas Pitt, Jr.,...